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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

Colds, Pleurisy, rheumatism, Pneumonia,
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. backbone and
other ailments, for which Benson's Capcine
Plasters are admitted 10 be the best remedy
known. They relieve and cure In a few hours
when no other application is OF the least ben
ent. Endorsed by 5000 Physicians and
Druggists. Beware OF limitations under sim.
llar sounding names, such as "Capsicum,"
or "Capsicine. Ask for Benson's and take
no others; Examine carefully when you
buy. All Druggists
vs ss,ah""y q johnson, Proprietors, New
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

BLOOD WILL TELL.-The way to have
valuable horses IL sell is 10 breed them.
The man who will patronize cheap
stallion because he is cheap will have
cheap colt, and no amount of feed or
care will make good one OF him.
BLOOD will tell, and if it is poor blood
it tells sad story of disappointment TO
the farmer who wants good colt; tut
if il is good blood it tells on the value OF
the colt and of the three-year old. We
do not get the best without paying Tor
il. and it is useless to cxpectit. There Is
no small investment that pays better
than the difference in service fees be-
tween IA poor and good stallion. 1t Is
the only difference in cost between Il
three year old that will sell for a hun
dyed dollars and one that will sell Tor
two or three times that amount. The
good three year old finds a ready buyer
whenever the owner is ready TO sell,
while the scrub may go hunting for Il
BUYER till he has cost more than he Will
bring. The use of a good French or
English draft will repay many times
over the extra cost of service. Besides
this. there is a pleasure in raising hne
animal that one can never have in rails
ing poor one.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04
FOR SALE.

Wy K have for sa1ea lot ofabout 5acres one
w half mile from Shepherdstown, w. Va /,
AA0"n - '"s Asnn FTiE Ms 4 sSYDER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

RESTING LANDING like that good
old Anglo-Saxon word "rest." In this
age many try to give it new meaning.
They work all day and then after supper
milk dozen cows for crest" Mr.
Henderson, in the November American
Agriculturist, proposes to rest land on
the same principle. On the soil in frames
where cabbage and lettuce have been
grown during the winter, and on which
he intends to plant cabbage, cauliflower
and lettuce next winter, he sows clover,
millet or oats in May. cuts the crop
twice or thrice, and then turns under
the 'sod" in September, and this leaves
the land in admirable condition for
planting. But it is in no sense rest.
Many of us like to crest" our land by
sowing oats iu May, taking off the crop
and turning under the "sod" in Septem-
Der and sowing wheat. We do this in
hopes of getting good crop of oats.
But we think it is contrary alike to
science and experience 10 suppose that
the oats enrich or in any way benefit the
land. Ii the land were plowed in May
and again in September, and narrowed
and cultivated to keep down the weeds,
We should expect better wheat than II
the land had been sown TO oats.
Letting land lie two or three years in
grass may properly be termed crest
Summer following-that is, blowing
but not sowing-is a rest. But sowing
crop in May and removing it in Sep
TENDER is in no sense restlui, renoVat-
ing enriching process. Sowing crop
in August or September, and blowing it
under in spring, is much more likely to
help the market gardener or the farmer.
American AqTicuituriSt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

APPLE TURNovER.-Roll out tolerably
thin little piece of light pastry; place
In it large apple of good baking kind,
pared and cored; cover it we'll with the
paste and secure it firmly; bake it in a
temperate oven. Four of these turn
overs, as they are called, make dish
they are good either hot or cold.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

BREAD PUDDING.-For an economical
pudding take thin slices of stale bread,
butter them on both sides, cover the bot
tom of a pudding dish with them and
spread jam of any kind over them; then
add another layer and so on until the
dish is full. Have q thin layer Of but
tered bread on the top. Serve hot, with
cream or custard made of pint OF
milk, one cup of sugar and two eggs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04
Cumberland Valley Railroad.

Timetable In effect Nov. II. lSss.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

POCKET CAKEs.-'Children's pocket
cakes" may be made of one pint OF hour
mixed with the yolk of one egg; sweeten
with any favorite seasoning, mace, nut
meg or cinnamon. Roll out quite thin
and cut in fancy shapes. Bake quickly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

FRIED BREAD.-Take a half-pint OF
sweet milk and add we'll beaten egg
and a little salt; dip in this slices of
bread (if dry let it soak a minute) and
fry on buttered griddle until it is a
light brown on each side. This is
good way to use up dry bread.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

FRIED OYsTERS.-Select the largest
and plumpest. Drain and spread on a
cloth. Beat very light two or three
eggs. Dip the oyster first in egg, then
in rolled cracker. Have the butter per-
fectly hot, and enough in the pan to
cover the oysters. Lay them in, and
when brown turn and brown the other
side.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

lust received a car load OF fresh Salt In
ock Salt w. ". LEMEN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
From MarSeilles.

MARsEILLEs, May 19.-The engine
house of the coal shaft burned last even
ing between eight and nine o'clock.
The Ten Nights In Barroom" Go. did
not show up on Monday evening.
The Uucle Toms Cabin Co. have their
tent up and made small parade at noon.
Repairs on the sidewalks are going stead.
lily on. We are Informed that the trustees
have bought Pitts road grader, aud pro.
pose to have everything In ship shape.
Two applications for license are In, and
we understand the board met this afternoon
to look over their bonds and see that every.
thing Is all as 1t should be.
The entertainments for the G.. A. X. Post
this week are for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of Decoration Day. They &C.
cur on Friday and Saturday evenings. Go
out and hear and help worthy cause.
Mr.. j. S. Nichols, our railroad agent
goes to Hamilton, Ill.,, opposite Keokuk
Iowa, for the purpose of placing his little
daughter under treatment. She has been
n sufferer for some years with partial par
alysis
A Nashville colored troupe sing here
Monday evening for the benefit of the re-
lief fund of the Post here. We are In
formed that Isaac Knox, member Of the
Post, is now quite sick.
Mrs w ii. Taylor came home last Tues
day. She will spend few weeks here.
From one 10 two hundred or more fisher.
men swarm around our river. There Is
about one fish to every four persons.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
From w altman.

WALTHAM, May 19th.-Wanted-Fifty
subscribers
nnumerable--PotatO bugs.
A refreshing shower Tuesday morning
| Thankful,
A numt er OF our juveniles were trapp
ing the "innv tribes" Saturday,
H. j. Moniot is enclosing his house yard
with fine picket fence.
James Bremen, live and. energetic
young man OF this burg, Is having his farm
tiled
Charles Lowd, of Mendoza was rusticat
ing here last week.
Geo. A. True, of Southern California
writes that his health has rapidly improved
since his sojOurn there.
Charles Hoss, La Salles hes, blacksmith
was in town Sunday.
Will X. Warrick is taking the inventory
of the property in the town, This is his
fifth assessment, which speaks well ior
him.
S. A. Jones, one of our very old settlers
Is at present writing quite ILL., A speedy
recovery Is the wish of his many friends.
Mr.. Condee, we are glad to inform his
many friends, is convalesing rapidly.
Mr.. David Gemmel and Thomas Gil.
mour spent Wednesday at the river, Well,
We won't say how many fish were caught
Joseph Harmon and wife returned from
Livingston county last Tuesday. They re.
port crops In ilourishing condition there,
Township treasurer w. +. Wylie, start.
ed for Bonnie Scotland" Saturday. He
will be accompanied by Mr.. Geo. Small, OF
Peotone
ID. ID. Gray. our worthy constable, sam
Piled the viands of Mitchell's table, of your
city, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bilharz, of Seneca, were
visiting friends here the first part of last
week.
Israel Jamison, of Utica, made us a
pleasant call one day last week
John Wylie, our supervisor, convened
with the county Legislature last Tuesday
for the first. UANDINONE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
From Ransom.

RANSOM, May 16 The Ransom section
gang WAS called to Macon Saturday to as.
sist In clearing up Y wreck.
MIR. N. Mcintyre, and his son Eddie,
were In Chicago last week.
May has brought with 1t the pleasant
pastime of hanging baskets, and though
the most of people find amusement In II,
some hoOdlums make night hldeous when
out on such excursions.
Miss Jennie Ryan is visiting with her
aunt, Mrs. Hoy, at Pontiac.
There is good opening In this neigh.
borhood for an Intelligence Bureau" to
keep certain persons posted on the move.
ments Of few of our young men. Why
not extend the telephone line from Ran.
SOM
Corn never looked better for this time of
the year than II does now; but oats and
grass need rain badly.
Mr. Nick Minister, of Ottawa, was In
town Friday. He looks as If city life agreed
with him.
Two men from Blackstone were tined
$l5 and costs for assaulting II. +. Jones
Friday. II. F. received quite cash or
the face. 1t was the old story of whisky
being at the bottom of the trouble--the
two men beiug drunk.
j. NJ, Hollister intends to resign the Of
flee of police magistrate.
p. s. Cate is in Ottawa serving on the
jury,
JohE Crangle called on Vienna friends
Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Myers and Miss Donaghu,
of Vienna spent Sunday at Mr.. Garvins.
Considerable grain Is being hauled Int,
town. SCRIPTOLE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
From Wallace.

WALLACE, MAY / l.-Some of our push
ing farmers have commenced to pillow corn
Oats cultivated this year are doing very
we'll considering the dry weather. Ground
that was plowed for oats Is not doing SC
we'll
Mary Pillion Is still on the sick list Ka
tie Nicholson is improving rapidly.
Richard Wolfe, formerly of La Sale but
for the past seven years resident of this
town, has moved to Ottawa to make 1t his
home In the future.
Mr.. Hoxie Is working his farm.
Mr.. Fogarthy has not yet hung out his
hammock. 1t is In Ottawa for repairs
Tom O'Donnell says Norris street is the
prettiest street In Ottawa.
John O'Donnell, while haltering a wild
colt the other day, got one end of the rope
around the colts neck and the other tan
gled round his feet, and was dragged about
forty rods at the rate of mile a minute
he thought. John says Its the first time he
ever saw or even thought stars were visible
in daytime. He Is able to be around again
but the effects are plainly visible In his
walk
James Crowley was enjoying the luxur
les of Judge PilliOn's arm chair Sunday
last.
Dave Dobbins returned home from Dix
on, where he has been attending school
Dave says he will he regular visitor OF
the school after this.
Miss Nora Pillion is going to teach the
young idea of Freedom how to shoot, and
she knows how.
Miss Jennie CorcOran has gone to Ophil
to WELD the birch In District No. 9.
Phil McGinnis says the western part of
Rutland Is the rrettiest land in the State.
Wallace has a king, judge, a Senator
and a professor; next will be mayor. |
appoint VIM. Sllngsby.
The people of the central part of the
town were greatly surprised by a great vol,
ume of smoke issuing In the direction of
Ottawa. Come to Investigate the matter
it was the Morrill, and Huxley brush piles,
which have been an eye. sore to the people
of Wallace for the past two years, that were
changing their forms smoke and ashes.
We see In last weeks items from Wal.
than that Harry Barr is An expert flower
bed maker We would wish he would
call on our Judge, as he has several beds to
make.
VIM. Connolley received severe kick
from his mule Saturday. Doc Butler was
called In, but found no bones broken. VIM.
was more scar sd than hurt, Do; says.
RAMBLER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
The Alumni,

The banquet and the reception ofthe Otta
~ High School Alumni Association takes
place next Friday, May 81. The invitations
we're out last Tuesday. There have been GOO
snvitations issued for the reception, and 200
DOR the banquet. The committees in charge
Of the festivities are:
Erecutipe--Sadie Fiske, Sadie Hathaway,
Or T.. Butterfed, Jas, A, Greene and Silas
B,swn.
Recepton-M Mrs Henry Cole, Lorena Jes.
sap, Or, Butterfeld and James A, Green.
Flour Kaaqgrs--Clarence Griggs, Nate
Degeu Ray Hoffman, viii Rising, Ed Brad
ssrd.
Decoyution Comnuttee-W. ] Hayden, Tom
Koung, George Ravens, Geo. Ravens, Caddie
White, Susie Roberts, Sylvia Bushnell,
U. A. Hathaway is President of tho Asso-
uation and Miss Isabel Strawn, Secretary.
The banquet will be served at the High
Sehoo! building at six o'clock, and is for
suly the members of the Alumni Associa-
slon
The reception will be held at the new ar
nory, and will begin at $50. AS stated in
lAe invitations, the tickets for The reception
sra for sale at lIapeman Grahams ut the
sgurs Of 81 90 per couple. The committees
"a charge wish US 10 state that those intend
asg 10 purchase tickets will confer favor
bpou the management by doing so as soon as
,ossible, that the committees may make their
arrangements as accurately AS may be- All
shs tickets should be procured before the
9Th,
Mr.. Ed. Clark will serve the banquet at
sac High School building, and will also
serve ice cream and cake at the armory, for
shich q small ad lilonal fee will be charged.
The best of music will be in attendance, and
30 pains are being spared to make the affair
m unqualified success.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21

He has left town and gone where pasture
Is greener.
Frank wilkins has built himself cosy
house In town.
Mr.. Drexel, OF Triumph, Is also building
one, Chester Mclaughlin is doing the job
East Triumph Is growing like weed,
Mr.. c, Zorn has enclosed his yard with
q nice picket fence. Improvements can
be noticed at NEST all the residences among
the farmers this spring,
| am sorry TO Chronical the death Of
Willie Ewart. Willie while a child was
kicked In the head by horse, the DR.. q,
the time fixed the wound, as he, no doubt
thought proper. As he grew older II be.
gan 10 trouble him as the skull began to
press the brane, causing him TO have spasms
and total uniting him for any kind of labor
Two weeks ago II was desided 70 take him
TO Chicago and have an operation per.
formed which was successfully done, and
he was improving rapidly when relapse
sat In and he expired. His remains were
brought home on Friday eve, and at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon a large con
course Of friends followed him TO his las,
resting place at Homer. The parents, broth.
ers and sisters feel his loss keenly as he
was q great favorite with all that knew
him. He reached the age of 20 years May
he rest In peace. The family have the
sympathy Of the entire country.
Bring on your wheat we have full roller
mill. Second to none in the Sucker State
One of the boys In Homer while wrest
ling was thrown, and in trying to get up
stepped on his nose and badly delapadated
1t. Moral, quit fooling.
Pedro while fishing In the Hawk, recen-
fly saw stranger In 1t. A young eel, the
only one ever saw in this state tried
my best to catch him as curiosity but II
was no go as he was too slippery.
Mitchell says his new buggy is a great
thing with the Is
The Hawk in the North end of town has
been dug deeper, and made straight as a
string. 1t took II yoke of oxen to pull the
grader PEDRO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
Vicinity Notes.

Two hundred horses averaging 5000
each have been shipped from Pontiac this
spring North.central Illinois Is rapidly
becoming the greatest horse market In the
United States,-Erchange,
Aurora has had considerable trouble
with burglars recently. A haul was made
last week of about $500 from the house Of
three residents
The Central Illinois Medical Society
meet In Bloomington on Wednesday, June
IA, There are nine counties In the associ-
alton and fifty physicians are expected to
attend
The Joliet Repubiic,Sun feels blue, at
least II looks So 1t Is printed on blue pa.
per,-that Is, white paper that got blued too
much. II looks very sad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
Washington Letter.
From our regular 3orrespondent.)
WAsHISGToS, May ~, 1897.

IRON our TeguiHI SOTTt'pOHuonl'I
WAsHIvGToS, May 10, 1887.
The country youth or maiden who reads
of the happy lot Of the government clerk
here, with his salary from 81 200 TO 81 1900
per year, with his abundant leisure, and
with the great advantages, social, literary,
spectacular, which life at the Capital af-
fords, is rilled with longing, If the coun.
try youth and maiden are not angels, they
may even be filled with envy. The enchant,
ment which distance lends to alleged hap
Ply lots is often provocative of envy. Per.
haps the only happy lot Is the little one Of
six by three feet upon which daisies clus-
ter but In which there is enchantment
only for those who have seen irridescent
bubbles of lite burst at the touch, includ.
Ing even the bubble of a government
position. But this Is a depression from the
strait and narrow path Of Washington
correspondent.
Your correspondent wishes TO explain
that he was not discharged, he resigned
and retired into the business of journalism,
and look back on my experience as gov
eminent clerk without envy or longing.
But to the average exclerk the retrospect
Is much less enviable now than II was In
1873. Perhaps the greatest III and terror
of youth IS the school examination. Oh!
dost thou remember? Think of. "A life of
protracted school examinations. Such Is to
be the future life of the government clerk
He may no logger drive his pen In peace,
or furtlvely read his newspaper. President
Cley Gland has deCreed that he shall stand
an examination for promotion, whether he
wants promotion or not, and that If he fails
10 each an average of Is per cent. he mus
step down and out. Saints, sinners and the
Beecher family but this is hard on the
gilded and kalsomined youth and maiden
whom Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur,
Blaine, Malone, Conkling, and all these
ilIustrious spoilers pensioned upon the
lItuSulJ Ill tuC liOtuouo uhN vi iCSouotIuC-
ton and carpet bags,
The very idea of a competitive examin-
alien Is quite paralyzing, for they know
little spelling and less arithmetic, Geogra-
ply, mahogany, physics and Mysteries, are
all the same to them. There has been an
increased demand for school books in
Washington during the past week, and the
Capstal of tie United States Is likely 70 be
the paradise of pedagogues Already they
have advertised to prepare applicants for
civil service examination. But the fact re-
mains that an education can not be impro-
vised, and the middle aged republican
clerks who have impaired their minds as
we'll rs their hearts in straining to keep
alive the memories and the policy of the
war; have no vitality left for the study of
text books.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
was the drill, The Knights look very
stunning ln their new toys.

Mrs. Elvlna Reed, widow Of seth Reed
a brother of Henry Reed Of this city, died
at Aurora on Wednesday last, after a short
illness. She was born In Connecticut In
July, 1907; was married at Erie, Pa, to
Seth Reed In 1926; and In 1884 settled
with her husband on a "claim,' located
where the city of Aurora now stands, being
the first white woman that made the place
her home. The family was driven of the
same spring by the Indians, and found a
shelter at Naper's settlement, now Naper.
Vile but on the conclusion Of the Indian
troubles they retul ned to their claim, which
has since been Mrs. Reeds home. Seth
Reed her husband, died In 1913.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
The APPELLATE Court.

A large number Of law students presented
themselves before the Appellate Court last
Wednesday for examination. They wanted
10 be big lawyers, and sit in the court room
snd smoke tufers, with their feet on the table
Over the once who failed let the downy mantle
of kindly silence fall. To have tried and
tailed is better than never to have tried at
oil, but they don't want very much free sd.
xrtisinx about il. The successful ones
we're william Alton Jr.. Emanuel p. Barnet
Aiber, n. Eastman, Frank L. FAINT, charlie:
II. HoylanJ, Milton o. Higgins, George II
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
From Ophir.

OPHIR, May 20.-A light sprinkle OF
rain prevailed in this vicinity last Tuesday
inst what we want at present.
Jas. Brady is able to be around again.
S. Crowley and NJ. Hughes were out dear
hunting last Sunday again. l guess we
will have to appoint guardians for those
boys, or some day they will get lost In the
canyons.
Jas. Garland has departed for Chicago to
make it his future home.
Senator Corcoran, of Wallace, Was the
guest of Judge Landers last Sunday eve.
g. Schmidt Is quite Ill.
Thos. Landers was the guest Of the
Misses Money last Sunday evening.
Charles Kinnegar, of Waltham, was see n
in this vicinity last Sunday again, where he
Is quite popular
Found, between Praire Centre and Earl
a pocket book containing gold ring and a
certain sum of money. Any one publish
ing description, name and address In this
paper, will, If correct, have 1t mailed to
them without delay.
Pete Wiley can be seen going westward
quite often.
What is the matter with Riley? Do
please give us one more letter, James.
Jas. Crowley, formerly Of Ophir, but now
a resident of Waltham, was hurt quite Sc.
riously last week by vicious stallion.
John McManus Is happy man; 1t Is q
tenpound boy.
"You and |" must have been q little ex.
cited when he wrote last weeks items, In
saving, "Girls we're ornamental, but 1t takes
BOYS to be useful" Now think If he
will ponder on the subject few moments
he will agree with US that girls are useful
and boys ornamental.
William Jamison, OF Waltham, Is the
owner of one of the finest Percheron horses
in the county, and you bet Will is as proud
as peacock over him.
John Kinnegar, jr., was the guest of the
Misses Hughes last Sunday evening
MILTON.